Ukuphepha okusizwa ngezobuchwepheshe: Ngaphandle kwezigqoko eziqinile

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• August 25, 2023

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Ukukhathazeka okukhulayo ngokulimala emsebenzini kushayela amabhizinisi ukuthi amukele ubuchwepheshe obuthuthukisa ukuphepha nokusebenza. Ngama-exoskeleton kanye neziqaphi zezempilo ezigqokwayo, izinkampani zinciphisa ngokuqhubekayo ubunzima bomzimba futhi zinqanda izinkinga zezempilo, zilungisa kabusha okulindelwe ukuphepha emsebenzini. Nokho, lokhu kuthuthukiswa kuletha izinselele ezintsha, okuhlanganisa ukuqalwa kabusha kwabasebenzi, ubumfihlo bedatha, kanye nesidingo semithetho ebuyekeziwe.

Umongo wokuphepha kwendawo yokusebenza osizwa ngobuchwepheshe

Ukulimala emsebenzini we-warehouse kukhule kakhulu, izinga le-Amazon liphakeme ngokuphindwe kabili kunezindawo zokugcina izimpahla ezingezona ezase-Amazon ngo-2022, ngokusho kweStrategic Organising Center. 
Emizamweni yabo yokuhlanganisa izikhungo zase-Amazon, izishoshovu zabasebenzi zigxile emlandweni we-Amazon wokuphepha emsebenzini. Abasebenzi njalo bathi izimfuneko eziqinile zokukhiqiza zenkampani kanye nomsebenzi onzima ngokomzimba ngenxa yamazinga aphezulu okulimala. Ukuphendula, izifundazwe ezimbalwa, njengeNew York, Washington, neCalifornia, zenze imithetho yokubhekana nezilinganiso zomsebenzi ezinolaka zase-Amazon.

Ngenxa yokwanda kwezingozi ezihlobene nomsebenzi, ezinye izinkampani seziqala ukunikeza ubuchwepheshe obuklanyelwe ukugcina abasebenzi bephephile. Isibonelo, ubuchwepheshe be-exoskeleton, njenge-Ottobock's Paexo Thumb kanye ne-Esko Bionics' Evo vest, busetshenziselwa ukunciphisa ubunzima bomzimba kubasebenzi. I-Evo vest imboza isisebenzi njengehhanisi, ihlinzeka ngosizo emzimbeni waso ongaphezulu ngesikhathi semisebenzi ephindaphindwayo kanye nokuma okuyinselele okunzima ukukusekela.

Kubasebenzi abayizithulu, i-Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) iphakamisa izibani ze-strobe, izinto ezigqokwayo ezinyakazayo, itheyiphu yaphansi, namakhamera ukuze kuvinjelwe ukuxhumana okungalungile okungaholela ekulimaleni. Inkundla yezobuchwepheshe i-Shipwell ikhuluma nempilo yengqondo yabasebenzi kanye nengcindezi, ucwaningo lwakwaGeneral Motors olukhombisa ukuthi kwandisa izingozi zamaloli ngokuphindwe kashumi. Izicelo ezifana ne-Trucker Path, ehlinzeka ngolwazi lokupaka amaloli, zisetshenziselwa ukudambisa ingcindezi yabashayeli bamaloli. Okokugcina, izinkampani ezifana neLoves and TravelCenters of America zifaka izinketho zokudla okunempilo, njenge-Jamba by Blendid, ukuthuthukisa ukuphepha kwendawo yokusebenza nokuphila kahle.

Umthelela ophazamisayo

Njengoba amabhizinisi eqhubeka nokuhlanganisa ubuchwepheshe phakathi nokusebenza kwawo, lezi zenzakalo ziphawula ukuvela kwenkathi lapho umzamo womuntu kanye nokusungulwa kwezinto zobuchwepheshe kuhlangana khona ukuze kwakhiwe indawo yokuphepha, ukusebenza kahle kanye nokukhiqiza. Emkhakheni wokukhiqiza, ngokwesibonelo, ukusebenzisa ama-exoskeletons akhulisa amandla omzimba kunganciphisa ubungozi bokulimala emsebenzini ngenkathi kuthuthukisa umphumela womsebenzi. Isibonelo salokhu yiFord, okwathi, ngonyaka ka-2018, yahlomisa abasebenzi bayo ngezimpahla zokuphuma ukuze banciphise inani lemisebenzi ephindaphindwayo. 

Izinyathelo zokuphepha ezisizwa ngobuchwepheshe nazo ziguqula indlela amabhizinisi aphatha ngayo impilo nenhlalakahle yabasebenzi. Amadivayisi agqokekayo njengamawashi ahlakaniphile neziqaphi zezempilo akhuthaza indlela esheshayo empilweni yabasebenzi ngokunikeza idatha yesikhathi sangempela yezimpawu ezibalulekile namaleveli okuzikhandla ngokomzimba. Lokhu kuqapha kwezempilo okuqhutshwa yidatha kwenza izinkampani zikwazi ukungenelela ngaphambi kokuba izinkinga zezempilo ezingase zibe zimbi kakhulu, ngaleyo ndlela zehlise izindleko zokwelashwa kanye nokulova emsebenzini. Ngokwesibonelo, inkampani yokwakha i-Skanska USA yasebenzisa omakalabha abahlakaniphile abanezinzwa ukuze ihlole izinga lokushisa labasebenzi, izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo, nezinye izimpawu ezibalulekile. Ngokwenza kanjalo, inkampani yakwazi ukunciphisa ngokuphumelelayo ingozi yokushisa ukushisa nezinye izingozi zezempilo ezivame kakhulu embonini.

Nokho, ukuhlanganiswa kwalobu buchwepheshe bokuphepha obuphambili kuphakamisa ukucatshangelwa okubalulekile. Njengoba imishini yandisa noma ishintsha imisebenzi ethile yomuntu, izindima zomsebenzi kanye nezidingo zizoshintsha nakanjani. Nakuba lokhu kudala amathuba okwanda kokuphepha kwemisebenzi, kuphinde kubize ukuqalwa kabusha kwabasebenzi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amabhizinisi azodinga ukuzulazula ezindabeni eziyinkimbinkimbi ezihlobene nobumfihlo bedatha kanye nokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe ngokuziphatha. 

Imithelela yokuphepha okusizwa ngobuchwepheshe

Imithelela ebanzi yokuphepha okusizwa ngobuchwepheshe ingase ihlanganise: 

• Ukulindela okukhulu komphakathi kokuphepha emsebenzini kanye nezinkampani ezicindezela ezempilo kuzo zonke izimboni ukuthi zitshale kulobu buchwepheshe.
• Abasebenzi asebekhulile abaqhubeka bekhiqiza isikhathi eside, njengoba amathuluzi okuphepha esizwa ngobuchwepheshe anciphisa ubunzima obungokomzimba nezingozi zezempilo, okuvame ukuba yizizathu zokuthatha umhlalaphansi ngaphambi kwesikhathi.
• Ohulumeni abasebenzisa izinhlaka zokulawula ezintsha noma babuyekeza imithetho ekhona kanye namazinga okuphepha emsebenzini ukuze baphoqelele ukusetshenziswa kwezinto zokuphepha ezisanda kutholakala. Izibuyekezo zomthetho ezifanayo zingasetshenziswa ukuze kuvikelwe idatha yesisebenzi kanye nobumfihlo, uma kunikezwe amandla okusebenzisa kabi ulwazi oluqoqwe izinto ezigqokwayo nobunye ubuchwepheshe bokuphepha.
• Ukwanda kwesidingo samakhono ahlobene ne-IoT, ukuhlaziya idatha, kanye ne-cybersecurity ngenxa yesidingo sokuphatha nokuvikela idatha eqoqwe kulawa mathuluzi.
• Izinyunyana ezibona izindima zazo zithuthuka, njengoba zingase zidinge ukumela ukusetshenziswa ngendlela efanele kwalezi zindlela zobuchwepheshe, okuhlanganisa nezindaba zobumfihlo bedatha, ukusetshenziswa kabi okungaba khona, kanye nelungelo lokunqamula ekuhlolweni kwezempilo okuqhubekayo noma ukusebenza.
• Ukwanda kukadoti we-elekthronikhi okudala isidingo sokulahlwa okusimeme nezindlela zokugaywa kabusha.
• Ukwehla kwezindaba zezempilo ezihlobene nomsebenzi kwehlisa umthwalo wezinhlelo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo kanye nokushintsha izinsiza kuye kwezinye izinkinga ezicindezelayo zezempilo.
• Izinhlelo zokuqeqesha eziyisipesheli zokufundisa abasebenzi ukuthi bangasebenzisa futhi bazuze kanjani kulobu buchwepheshe, nokudala amathuba emkhakheni wezemfundo.
• Ukukhula komnotho emikhakheni ethuthukisa lobu buchwepheshe, okuhlanganisa i-AI, I-inthanethi Yezinto (IoT), amanethiwekhi angasese e-5G, nezinto ezigqokwayo, ukushayela ukuqanjwa kabusha nokudala imisebenzi emisha.

Imibuzo okufanele icatshangelwe

• Imaphi amathuluzi okuphepha endaweni yokusebenza asizwa ngobuchwepheshe asetshenziswayo embonini yakho?
• Iyiphi enye indlela izinkampani ezingakubeka kuqala ukuphepha nempilo emsebenzini?